New Toys - Tuesday, November 2

Well, I finally dove in and decided to do some modifications on my blog template. After a little digging I found that the template is a lot more customizable than I origionally thought. Over the last week I have upgraded several features of my blog and I thought I would share them in case you didn't notice.

  • Upgraded header with custom image.


  • Added "Current Posts" to navigation bar.


  • Redesigned "Archives" pages to list entry subjects with links instead of full entries.


  • Changed "Archives" list to show in sequential order, instead of alphabetical.


  • Removed rounded corners on boxes for faster loading.


  • Added contact information that includes instructions on how to chat with me.


  • Added chat status indicatior next to Chat link.


  • Added Google Ads so I can get paid for all the ones YOU CLICK ON.


  • Started notify list (newsletter) to let people know when new entries are added.


  • Created nifty button for people to link my site and added nifty tool to distribute code.


  • Added "Add to Favorites" link (Internet Explorer only).


  • Created Amazon Wishlist and posted link so you can buy me stuff.


  • Added Google site search that allows you to search for things on my blog only.


  • Added site statistics with guest account so all visitors can view web statistics.


  • Changed site layout (code) for Mozilla/Netscape browser compatibility.


  • Comments have always been here, but people just dont see them I guess.


  • I will probably add more things as I find them. I'm always looking for something cool to stick on this thing. If you have any suggestions, just email me and I'll have a look.



    Happy Election Day



    6 Comments:

    On November 2, 2004 1:54 PM, Blogger IRONPANTS said...  

    site is coming along nicely.

    On November 2, 2004 2:01 PM, Blogger Ryan said...  

    Thanks man, if you see anything you like I'd be more than happy to show you how to do it.

    On November 2, 2004 2:06 PM, Blogger IRONPANTS said...  

    i really like the way you set up your link me section, along with the "add me to your favorites" thing.

    On November 2, 2004 2:17 PM, Blogger Ryan said...  

    The links are manually coded in the template (not a blogroller) and the add me to your favorites thing is pretty easy.

    http://javascript.internet.com/miscellaneous/bookmark-page.html

    On November 2, 2004 2:26 PM, Blogger IRONPANTS said...  

    no, no, i was talking about the Link me! section. much more sophisticated than mine.

    On November 2, 2004 2:31 PM, Blogger Ryan said...  

    ohhh, yea that's awesome... I will email you the code for it so you can put it in your blog.

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